How Virus Shapes Help Infection

Viruses have specific structures that help them infect host cells and trigger immune responses. Each virus has a core that contains either a DNA-based or RNA-based genome. That core is surrounded by a protective protein coat called the capsid. The capsid is made of smaller subunits called capsomeres. The capsid and the genom...

- [Instructor] Aunque los virus vienen

en una gran amplia variedad de formas y tamaños,

varias características estructurales son consistentes.

Una partícula completamente madura, un virión,

contiene un núcleo, el contenido genético total, o genoma,

con ADN o ARN, rodeado por una capa prote...